What does a chuckle at a crime scene do? An anecdote slipped into an interrogation being done for a murder (or two, or more)? It heightens the senses, I realized, after reading this book, and one looks for the clues with an even keener sensorial wand. Because you see, a least expected thing in a … More A family that kills together, sticks together
While discussing this book with my friends, one thing emerged clear – there were threads too many, and they all jumbled up. Not for me though. Nope. The threads are meant to jumble up, they are meant to be sharp enough to cut the reader’s line of thought, they are woven with the sly intention … More And then, there were four!
She walked up. I wasn’t prepared for her arrival. And yet, there she was – leaning at my door, from the yesteryears, like a familiar but forgotten memory, one hand holding a camera, the other on her waist, asking me if she can come in. I let her. And with the falling night in the … More Behind the doors of civility
March meets are always a sprint for me. Financial year end peeks from left and right, and top and bottom, and makes a sight of me that tetters on clumsiness and chequered energy! Uff! But our meets at Mudita Book Club are my refuge and I, somehow, find my way to having them. So, a … More Of all books Asian, and their varied flavors
Of late, I have been wary of picking up a chunkster to read – no, not because they have lost their appeal but because I have come to attach greater value to the time I have at hand. Almost to the point of being miserly to let it go without doing my best dance with … More Friendship in the frigid weather of life
MUDITA BOOK CLUB – our little oasis in this trying world – entered its 60th month of existence (and growth) on 21st April 2022! And yesterday, we had our 60th meet! Oh boy! 5 years of reading delight 🙂 How gratifying is this feeling! I shall write in details – some tangy, some heart-warming – … More 60th month and time to lose calm! 😀
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMy Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Somewhere on the path of life, when adulthood looms large and we end up seeing the horizons of the impending twilight more frequently than we would wish to, there are stops of childhood sped past that we reminisce the most – … More Doppelgänger, nee, Shadows?
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